Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-01-27
Local ExposiflonS.


A choir has been formed in the NJ. p.
church.
1t was very spring-like the latter part
of last week.
4 few all wool hose left at Ovens ~
Braidwood's which are being sold at
cost.
Mrs. E. II. Drake and son are visiting
among friends and relatives III Gort
Huron at present.
&c. Boice. of Port Huron, made q
short visit to friends and relatives IN
this place last week.
Nearly everybody in this village and
surrounding country has had the
measles and whOoping cough.
C.H. Snider, having secured a situa-
ton as station agent at Clifford, has
moved with his family to that place.
Rev. John Belts, of Croswell, was
here Sunday last and assisted Rev. IL.
King in his quarterly meeting services
Miss Lizzie Niggeman, of Lexington,
is visiting her brother and his family
and will remain the balance or the
winter.
Thos. Rapley is somewhat better,
since his recent illness, and Is able 10
get around again, which we are pleased
to note.
Henry Bidleman has just been re-
leased from a two weeks sentence OF
confinement to the house for catching
the measles.
Chancey Kelly has returned to his
home in this place. having had charge
of lumber camp in the north woods
for some time past.
\ box social will be held at the resi-
dence of James Pearce on "Wednesday
evening. Feb. 2, for the beneilt OF heV.
If. King. All are invited to attend.
Mike Dunn was fined 500 and costs
| by Justice Effrick last Saturday for
! stealing two roosters Of John Sexton
! Rather dear roosters. We should think
Scarlet fever is visiting in the village
at present and the schools have been
closed on account thereof. How long
she will remain we cannot say, Dul
hope her stay will be short.
4 good congregation assembled in
Central Hall Sunday afternoon to llstel
to the discourse delivered by Elder IL
b. Brown. His sermon was both inter
esting and instructive throughout.
About twenty young folks of the vii
lage participated in the healthful exer
else of tobogganing at Harry Holden'
slide last week, Friday evening. The!
all report a pleasant evening spent.
Doty 81 keeler had an auction sal'
of clothing. boots and shoes at thel
store in this place last Saturday ant
disposed of quite number OF goods
| Gil Il. Lovejoy, Of Richmond, wa
auctiOneer.
4 meeting of the Book Committee
of the Ladies' Library association o
this place is called for tomorrow
Qriday) evening at half past sever
O'Clock at the residence of the librarian
Mrs. Geo. W. Bell.
4 Teachers Association will be helt
} at Fort Gratiot on Friday and Satur
day. February % and 26. interesting
papers will be read and subjects dis
cussed which will be beneficial to al
teachers. Everybody i3 invited to at
tend.
! Not many weeks ago the Richmon
Review contained an item to the etteC
that soon the papers would revive tina
"old chestnut" "now write it 1887" bu
still the date-line Of the Review ha
not. up to last issue, been changed t
read 1887.
$ BY an act Of congress passed Jan. q
postal notes are now issued payable
any money order office. instead of I'll
- name of some particular office beln
specified as heretofore, which will b
much more convenient for the gener
0 public.
!, The scholars in +. +. Laws depar
ment of our schools have started p
ner called the "School Exchange" whiC
: will be read every two weeks, ana WI
o be one of the most interesting parts
Is their Di-weekly exercises. Fred Palm
1t will be editor and Jessie Brown edi
If ress. We recognize it as q contempt
b. ary and extend our sS- in brother
IN love and friendship wishing 1t succe
i'm the motive for which it has BET
established.
= Next week Wednesday. at II o'clot
sharp. the mammoth sale OF Sanil
county will take place at Rosebui
, when seventy-live head of cattle, MOS
ly COWS. will be disposed of, besides
large number of farming implemen
d. and other machinery. Mr.. Mclnty'
"' who is having the sale, has rented !
farm and not needing the above-me
- toned stock will dispose of the same
the manner described in his adv.
ms back page in this issue. Everythi
will positively be sold without reser'
G. T.. Roswell and W. ID. Wear hat
narrow escape from cold bath a
possibly injury on Sunday last. VIII
- driving in a cutter and as they were
the west approach of the Jones brid
northwest OF here. the horse SHE'D w
O. the cutter of the abutmeut and do
- about 10 feet into the water, smashi
ro. the cutter TO pieces. AS by chance
tes two men had time to jump from
cutter onto the bridge and thereby
Gaping serious injury. The horse IN
-. aged to swim ashore with what was
!. of the cutter. How the horse ever ca
ont alive is q mirgcle as they say
..r,,,,i, cnuarp an lic head In the wa